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So that might be why Beijing is called Peking in German... Although the (generally closer to original pronunciation) English romanizations of some Chinese names

So that might be why Beijing is called Peking in German... Although the (generally closer to original pronunciation) English romanizations of some Chinese names are becoming more common.

Double_a_92 7y ago
It's called ~"Peking" in most European languages.
- 7FE1CCE3 7y ago
  Most of Europe probably got it from France, who used the Cantonese pronunciation: bāk-gīng
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